Weekly IceMen Notes

Published on January 23, 2012 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--IN SWEEPING ANOTHER 3-GAMES WORK WEEK, THE ICEMEN HAVE MATCHED THE CHL'S LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 6 IN A ROW, OUTSCORING THE OPPONENTS IN THAT SPAN, 19-5.

--THE ICEMEN ARE STILL UNDEFEATED IN THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR OF 2012 AS THEIR UNBEATEN STREAK HAS REACHED 9-IN A ROW AT 9(8-0-1), OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 33-13. EVANSVILLE'S 9-GAME UNDEFEATED STREAK REPRESENTS THEIR LONGEST OF THE SEASON. THEIR PREVIOUS LONGEST IN THIS CATEGORY WAS 7(6-0-1).

--THE ICEMEN ARE PRESENTLY ON THEIR LONGEST HOME ICE WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 5-IN A ROW, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION IN THAT SPAN, 18-6.

--THE ICEMEN LAST SETBACK WAS BACK ON DECEMBER 31ST WHEN THEY FELL ON HOME ICE TO WICHITA, 7-5.

--ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN HAVE STRETCHED THEIR UNBLEMSIHED SKEIN TO 4(3-0-1).

--WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 35(23-9-3), 49-TOTAL POINTS, THE ICEMEN HAVE ALREADY GAINED 2-MORE WINS THAN THEY HAD ALL OF LAST SEASON WHEN THEY WERE 66(21-32-13) 55-POINTS.

--UNDER THE CATEGORY OF WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES, LAST YEAR AFTER 35-GAMES, THE ICEMEN RECORD STOOD AT 35(11-19-5) 27-POINTS. ONE YEAR LATER, THE ICEMEN HAVE COLLECTED 12-MORE WINS, 22-MORE POINTS AND 10-LESS LOSSES.

--EVANSVILLE'S 13-HOME WINS, 18(13-4-1) ARE 2-MORE THAN THEY EARNED ALL OF LAST SEASON WHEN THEY WERE 30(11-13-6).

--THE ICEMEN 10 ROAD WINS; 17(10-5-2) EQUAL THE ENTIRE TOTAL FROM ALL OF LAST SEASON WHEN THEY WERE 36(10-19-7).

--WHEN JAKE OBERMEYER SCORED WITH ONE-TENTH OF ONE SECOND REMAINING IN OVERTIME IN THE ICEMEN COME-FROM-BEHIND 3-2 SUNDAY TRIUMPH OVER TULSA, IT REPRESENTED EVANSVILLE'S 4TH OT TRIUMPH OF THE SEASON WITH ALL 4 ACHIEVED IN THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE 5-MINUTE EXTRA SESSION.

--THE ICEMEN OT RECORD THUS FAR THIS SEASON STANDS AT 5(4-1), A VAST IMPROVEMENT FROM LAST SEASON WHEN THEY HAD THE WORST OT MARK IN THE CHL AT 9(1-8).

--ROOKIE GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS ATTAINED BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS THE PAST WEEK AS THE ICEMEN SWEPT A CRUCIAL TWO-GAME HOME-AND-HOME SERIES AGAINST CONFERENCE RIVAL QUAD CITY BY RESULTS OF 2-0 AND 3-0. GILLIS REBUKED ALL 73-SOG IN THOSE TWO CONTESTS TO RECORD HIS FIRST EVER PRO SHUTOUTS. GILLIS AMAZING SHUTOUT STREAK OF OVER 175-MINUTES CAME TO AN END SUNDAY AT HOME AGAINST TULSA WHEN THE OILERS RYAN CRAMER SCORED AT 15:47 OF THE FIRST PERIOD.

--FIRST YEAR GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS HAS WON 8-STRAIGHT STARTS IN GOAL FOR THE ICEMEN, PERMITTING A MENIAL 9-GA IN THAT SPAN FOR A GAA OF A MICROSCOPIC 1.13.

--GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS HAS BEEN IN GOAL FOR ALL 4 OF THE ICEMEN OVERTIME TRIUMPHS THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--EVANSVILLE'S 9-SETBACKS REPRESENT THE LEAST NUMBER OF DEFEATS IN THE ENTIRE CHL.

--IN THEIR LAST 3-GAMES IN WHICH THEY HAVE TRAILED ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD, THE ICEMEN HAVE RALLIED TO CAPTURE THE VICTORY IN COME-FROM-BEHIND FASHION.

--THEIR SUNDAY COMEBACK OVERTIME VICTORY OVER TULSA KEEPS THE ICEMEN UNDEFEATED ON SUNDAYS THUS FAR THIS SEASON AT 7(6-0-1); AT HOME: 6(5-0-1).

--GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS HAS UPGRADED HIS SEASON RECORD TO A LUSTROUS 19(15-3-1); AT HOME: 11(8-2-1); ON THE ROAD: 8 (7-1-0).

--LEFT WING BRIAN BICEK HAD HIS 5-GAME GOAL-SCORING STREAK SEVERED SUNDAY; 5(6-3-9). HE IS STILL ON A 6-GAME POINT STREAK; 6(6-4-10). IN HIS LAST 10-GAMES; 10(11-5-16); LAST 17-GAMES; 17(16-9-25). HIS 22-GOALS ARE SECOND MOST IN THE CHL.

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING UNIT IS STILL RATED #1 IN THE CHL, OPERATING AT 86.1% EFFICIENCY WITH THE OPPONENTS BEING 23-165. IN RECENT ACTION, THE ICEMEN OPPONENTS ARE 1 FOR THE LAST 24; 2 FOR THE LAST 37 AND 4 FOR THE LAST 56.

--THE ICEMEN COMBINED RECORD FOR FRIDAY AND SUNDAY STANDS AT 18(15-2-1); FRIDAYS: 11(9-2-0); SUNDAYS: 7(6-0-1).

--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN DOMINATING THEIR OPPONENTS IN THE FIRST PPERIOD THIS SEASON, OUTSCORING THEM, 45-26 OVERALL AND 25-13 AT HOME.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 20(18-1-1) ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD; 19(15-2-2) IN GAMES IN WHICH THEY LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD AND 21(17-2-2) WHEN THEY DELIVER THE GAME'S FG.

--TODD ROBINSON 35(10-41-51) IS TIED FOR CIRCUIT SECOND IN SCORING WITH HIS 41-ASSISTS AND 19-PPA TOPPING THE CHL.

--NICKLAS LINDBERG IS RANKED 11TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 34(10-30-40).

--BRIAN BICEK IS LISTED 17TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 35(22-16-38). HIS +16 RATING IS BEST FOR THE ICEMEN CLUB AND RANKS TIED FOR THIRD BEST IN THE CHL. BICEK'S 4-SHG ALSO LEAD THE LEAGUE.

--MARIO BOILLARD LEADS THE CHL IN PIM WITH 135 WHILE HIS 11-MAJORS TIE HIM FOR THE LEAGUE-LEADERSHIP.

--STEVE MAKWAY CONTINUES AS THE CHL'S TOP SCORING DEFENSEMAN; 34(4-23-27); MATT GENS IS 4TH 35(7-18-25); PHILIPPE PLANTE IS 12TH 34(8-11-19).

--MATT GENS AND PHILIPPE PLANTED SHARE THE CHL LEADERSHIP IN GWG BY DEFENSEMEN WITH 3-GWG.

--ROOKIE MALCOLM GWILLIAM HAS SCORED 7 OF HIS 8-GOALS IN THE LAST 11-GAMES, COINCIDING WITH HIS INSTALLMENT ON THE LINE WITH TODD ROBINSON AND JOSH BEAULIEU.

--IN FRIDAY NIGHT'S 3-0 SHUTOUT TRIUMPH ON HOME ICE OVER QUAD CITY, CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG PLAYED IN HIS 500TH PRO CAREER GAME.

--BRIAN BICEK HAS PLAYED 177-CONSECUTIVE GAMES DATING BACK TO THE 2009-10 SEASON WHEN HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE IHL MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SURRENDER 2-GA OR LESS, THEIR RECORD IS A PERFECT 20(20-0-0).

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